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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554214403321

Autore

Oshida Yoshiki

Titolo

Magnesium materials : from mountain bikes to degradable bone grafts / / Yoshiki Oshida

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-5231-5441-1

3-11-067694-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (832 pages)

Collana

De Gruyter STEM

Disciplina

661.0392

Soggetti

Magnesium

Chemistry, Technical

Biomedical engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Positioning of magnesium -- Chapter 3 Mg-based alloys -- Chapter 4 Mg-based composites, glassy materials and intermetallics -- Chapter 5 Physical metallurgy -- Chapter 6 Synthesis and casting -- Chapter 7 Thixotechnology -- Chapter 8 Heat treatment and strengthening -- Chapter 9 Formability -- Chapter 10 Forming and product forms -- Chapter 11 Joining -- Chapter 12 Hydrophobicity and wettability -- Chapter 13 Surface modifications -- Chapter 14 Basic properties -- Chapter 15 Superelasticity and superplasticity -- Chapter 16 Nonmedical applications -- Chapter 17 Biological behaviors -- Chapter 18 Biocorrosion and biodegradation -- Chapter 19 Biomedical applications -- Chapter 20 Future perspectives -- Epilogue -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book provides an introduction to the topic of magnesium materials for biomedical applications. Additional to the background on magnesium's physical, chemical and mechanical properties, areas of use, related diseases and pathways for biodegradation will be discussed. Also, an outlook of the future of magnesium material applications will be provided.